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A randomized controlled trial investigating two protective filtering strategi...
Recent research has shown that women with a positive body image engage in a process called protective filtering—whereby they ‘filter in’ information that can promote and protect... -
The effectiveness of a masked counterconditioning approach using continuous f...
Research that used counterconditioning (CC) to reduce women’s negative body image has led to mixed results. One explanation could be that the negative responses elicited by own... -
“What can her body do?” Reducing weight stigma by appreciating another perso...
Objective: Weight stigma is prevalent across multiple life domains, and negatively affects both psychological and physical health. Yet, research into weight stigma reduction... -
An investigation of the relationship between body image and exercise motive i...
Previous research suggests that training for appearance-related reasons might influence body image negatively. This study investigated the relationship between exercise motives,... -
Attitudes towards cosmetic surgery among women in China and the Netherlands
Around the world, an increasing number of people, predominantly women, are choosing to undergo cosmetic surgery – despite the associated health risks. This study aimed to... -
The relationship between compulsive exercise, selfesteem, body-image and body...
Although there is a large body of literature on the link between compulsive exercise and eating disorders, there is a lack of research that explains this relationship. The aim... -
What’s not to like? Enhancing Women’s Body Satisfaction by means of an Evalua...
The prevalence of a negative body image among women is high. Because of its serious consequences for individuals’ mental health, there is an urgent need to improve current body...
